carrying out of an action.
I've got the idea rattling around in my head to chase Damien Hirst's "Spot Challenge." (footnote 1) Like, seriously thinking about it.
This is stupid. Probably also a colossal waste of money. (Although the NY Times helpfully points out that the price range on Hirst prints is between 3500 and 50000, which I somewhat expect is about to plummet. The art market isn't going to give me much liquidity, I hasten to add. All in all, best to assume the print is worthless. On the other hand, it would certainly class up the place.)
I signed up and went to the one in LA, so now I have a (rather comically large) card for stamping, with 10 blank spaces. The paintings are actually more interesting than you'd expect in person. But that's only the first step. I'd still have to get all my ducks lined up and take a couple weeks from work. Not trivial. And it would be a whirlwind trip. No question, thoroughly ridiculous.
But the truth is that I'm terrible at being a tourist -- I tend to just wander around. I like the idea of having a quest, and if that quest happens to emphasize the stark artificiality of it all, so much the better.
> read footnote 1
http://www.gagosian.com/spotchallenge
This is stupid. Probably also a colossal waste of money. (Although the NY Times helpfully points out that the price range on Hirst prints is between 3500 and 50000, which I somewhat expect is about to plummet. The art market isn't going to give me much liquidity, I hasten to add. All in all, best to assume the print is worthless. On the other hand, it would certainly class up the place.)
I signed up and went to the one in LA, so now I have a (rather comically large) card for stamping, with 10 blank spaces. The paintings are actually more interesting than you'd expect in person. But that's only the first step. I'd still have to get all my ducks lined up and take a couple weeks from work. Not trivial. And it would be a whirlwind trip. No question, thoroughly ridiculous.
But the truth is that I'm terrible at being a tourist -- I tend to just wander around. I like the idea of having a quest, and if that quest happens to emphasize the stark artificiality of it all, so much the better.
> read footnote 1
http://www.gagosian.com/spotchallenge